Patent Issued for Criminal act detection system (USPTO 11568722): United Services Automobile Association
2023 FEB 21 (NewsRx) -- By a
The patent’s inventors are Alonzo, III,
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From the background information supplied by the inventors, news correspondents obtained the following quote: “There are programs for detecting natural disasters, such as earthquakes. These programs include stationary seismic monitoring systems. They are not interactive with individuals in terms of providing information and assistance tailored to individuals or groups of individuals affected by such natural disasters. The information of where and when earthquakes occur is available, but it is not readily provided to the public with any particular context or guidance as to what those in the public who are affected by the disasters should do to best endure the event.
“There are also systems that have been developed to detect criminal activity, such as an active shooter in a civilian locality. Such systems may include sensors deployed on official vehicles, such as police helicopters. However, the information collected and determined by such systems is not readily provided to the public.
“There is a need in the art for a system and method that addresses the shortcomings discussed above. In particular, there is a need in the art for disaster and crime detection systems that are more readily accessible to and interactive with the public.”
Supplementing the background information on this patent, NewsRx reporters also obtained the inventors’ summary information for this patent: “The present disclosure is directed to a system and methods for detecting events. The disclosed system may collect data from personal electronic devices, such as mobile phones, to detect the occurrence of natural disasters and/or criminal activity. Upon a determination that a natural disaster or criminal act has occurred, the system may send information, instructions, commands, or other communications to the personal electronic devices affected by the events, including the personal electronic devices from which the data was collected. The system may also send commands to third parties. Also, in some embodiments, the system may send commands to affect the operation of one or more control systems proximate to the location of the detected event.
“In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a disaster detection system. The system may include a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that a disaster has occurred; and sending information pertaining to the disaster to one or more of the personal electronic devices.
“In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a disaster detection system, comprising: a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that a natural disaster has occurred; and sending one or more commands pertaining to the natural disaster to one or more third parties.
“In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a disaster detection system, comprising: a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that a natural disaster has occurred; and sending one or more commands pertaining to the natural disaster to regulate operation of one or more control systems in a geographic area affected by the natural disaster.
“In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a criminal act detection system, comprising: a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that conduct consistent with a criminal act has occurred; and sending information pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to one or more of the personal electronic devices.”
The claims supplied by the inventors are:
“1. A criminal act detection system, comprising: a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data, including sound data and location data, from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that conduct consistent with a criminal act has occurred; and sending information pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to one or more of the personal electronic devices; wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for determining location information of the conduct consistent with a criminal act based on the location data; wherein the conduct consistent with a criminal act is one or more gunshots; wherein the location information includes the location from which the one or more gunshots were fired; and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for: determining location information of the location from which multiple gunshots have been fired by comparing a differential between volume levels detected for two gunshots by the plurality of personal electronic devices; and identifying a device with the smallest volume differential as being closest to the location from which the multiple gunshots were fired.
“2. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending different information pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to different personal electronic devices, based on the location information of the criminal act, depending on the location of each personal electronic device with respect to the conduct consistent with a criminal act.
“3. The system of claim 1, wherein the information pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act includes at least one of: an escape route for users of the one or more personal electronic devices; an identification of shelter for users of the one or more personal electronic devices; an identification of resources for users of the one or more personal electronic devices; one or more warning messages for users of the one or more personal electronic devices; and one or more commands to operate features of the one or more personal electronic devices.
“4. The system of claim 3, wherein the one or more commands include instructions to operate the one or more personal electronic devices to perform at least one of the following: recording ambient noise; recording data from phone sensors; producing a siren sound; silencing one or more sound emitting functions; turning on phone lights; and turning off phone lights.
“5. A criminal act detection system, comprising: a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that conduct consistent with a criminal act has occurred; and sending one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to regulate operation of one or more control systems in a geographic area affected by the conduct consistent with a criminal act; wherein the data includes location information of the conduct consistent with a criminal act; wherein the conduct consistent with a criminal act is one or more gunshots; wherein the location information includes the location from which the one or more gunshots were fired; and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for: determining location information of the location from which multiple gunshots have been fired by comparing a differential between volume levels detected for two gunshots by the plurality of personal electronic devices; and identifying a device with a volume differential below a predetermined threshold as being at the location from which the multiple gunshots were fired.
“6. The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act include instructions for regulating operation of one or more building systems.
“7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more building systems include at least one of door locks, window locks; elevators; lights; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
“8. The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act include instructions for regulating operation of one or more transportation systems.
“9. The system of claim 8, wherein the one or more transportation systems include at least one of traffic lights, roadway management, public transportation, and air traffic control.
“10. The system of claim 5, wherein the one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act include instructions for regulating operation of one or more public utilities.
“11. The system of claim 5, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending different commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to different control systems.
“12. The system of claim 5, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending different commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to different control systems, based on the location information of the conduct consistent with a criminal act, depending on the location of each control system with respect to the conduct consistent with a criminal act.
“13. The system of claim 5, wherein the data received from the plurality of personal electronic devices includes global positioning system (GPS) data.
“14. The system of claim 5, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for: identifying a device with the smallest volume differential as being closest to the location from which the multiple gunshots were fired.
“15. A criminal act detection system, comprising: a device processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving data from a plurality of geographically distributed personal electronic devices; determining, based on the data received from the personal electronic devices, that conduct consistent with a criminal act has occurred; and sending one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to regulate operation of one or more control systems in a geographic area affected by the conduct consistent with a criminal act; wherein the data received from the plurality of personal electronic devices includes location information of the conduct consistent with a criminal act; wherein the conduct consistent with a criminal act is one or more gunshots; wherein the location information includes the location from which the one or more gunshots were fired; and wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for: determining location information of the location from which multiple gunshots have been fired by comparing a differential between volume levels detected for two gunshots by the plurality of personal electronic devices; and identifying a device with a volume differential below a predetermined threshold as being at the location from which the multiple gunshots were fired; wherein the one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act include instructions for regulating operation of one or more building system including at least one of door locks; window locks; elevators; lights; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
“16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act include instructions for regulating operation of one or more transportation systems.
“17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more transportation systems include at least one of traffic lights, roadway management, public transportation, and air traffic control.
“18. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act include instructions for regulating operation of one or more public utilities.
“19. The system of claim 15, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending different commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to different control systems.
“20. The system of claim 15, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further includes instructions for sending different commands pertaining to the conduct consistent with a criminal act to different control systems, based on the location information of the conduct consistent with a criminal act, depending on the location of each control system with respect to the conduct consistent with a criminal act.”
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